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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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